Missourians Compete With Out-of-State Marijuana Businesses

ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Some Missouri business owners looking to profit from the state’s burgeoning marijuana industry worry that they’ll lose out to established out-of-state organizations that have been aggressive in applying to process or sell medical marijuana in Missouri. Nearly 700 groups filed a total of 2,163 marijuana businesses applications in Missouri, the St.…

Hong Kong Protesters Blame Police After Student Dies in Fall

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters died Friday in a rare fatality after five months of unrest, fueling more outrage in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The Hospital Authority said the 22-year-old died Friday morning, but didn’t…

Prosecutor: Husband ‘prime suspect’ in wife’s disappearance

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor said a University of Missouri student is the “prime suspect” in the disappearance of his Chinese wife, and he played audio in court of the young husband saying he wanted a divorce “the sooner the better.” Joseph Elledge is a “jealous, controlling, manipulative psychopath,” Boone County Chief Prosecutor Dan…

Beshear Claims Victory in Kentucky; Bevin Refuses to Concede

LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) — Kentucky’s bitter race for governor went into overtime as Democrat Andy Beshear declared victory while Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, a close ally of President Donald Trump, refused to concede with results showing he trailed by a few thousand votes. Kentucky has some sorting out to do before inaugurating its next governor.…